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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shinnosuke Nakagawa (ranked 976 p4p, 1801 weight class) and Youssef Alaoui (ranked 147 p4p, 269 weight class). Nakagawa's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Koto - CloZee. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Youssef Alaoui enters the cage!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shinnosuke Nakagawa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Youssef Alaoui!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alaoui scores with a jab.
Youssef Alaoui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alaoui lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alaoui throws a head kick but Nakagawa moves out of range.
Nakagawa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alaoui throws a poor cross that misses
and Nakagawa counters with a takedown into side control.
We've been hearing that Nakagawa has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Nakagawa wants to control but Alaoui is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakagawa wants to take a breather but Alaoui manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Nakagawa.
Alaoui is controlling Nakagawa's posture.
Nakagawa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nakagawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Alaoui is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakagawa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alaoui is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Alaoui controlling Nakagawa's posture.
Nakagawa trying to control but Alaoui is working from the bottom.
Nakagawa stopping the sweep attempt from Alaoui.
Nakagawa wants to control from the top but Alaoui keeps moving.
Alaoui wants to sweep here but Nakagawa controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Alaoui keeping full guard, as Nakagawa tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nakagawa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Alaoui throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nakagawa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alaoui.
A countering left hand to the body from Alaoui misses.
Youssef Alaoui is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nakagawa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alaoui in his tracks.
Nakagawa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nakagawa moves out of range of the strikes.
Nakagawa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alaoui.
Alaoui scores with a sloppy right hand. Nakagawa should have avoided that one.
Alaoui throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alaoui throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nakagawa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A jab from Nakagawa misses.
Alaoui throws a shot from downtown. Nakagawa moves away and avoids it.
Alaoui ducks under a wild hook from Nakagawa.
Alaoui gets caught flat footed, as Nakagawa shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Alaoui manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Alaoui scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alaoui misses with a punch on the inside.
Nakagawa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Alaoui.
Alaoui lands a body shot.
Nice cross by Nakagawa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alaoui throws a body shot but no joy.
Nakagawa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alaoui sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nakagawa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alaoui.
Alaoui lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nakagawa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alaoui lands with a nice body punch.
The fighters circling - Alaoui throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alaoui lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nakagawa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alaoui sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nakagawa tests Alaoui's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big left from Alaoui misses.
Nakagawa throws a big shot that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Youssef Alaoui dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Alaoui lands a nice shot to the body.
Nakagawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alaoui moves away.
Nice cross by Alaoui.
Alaoui ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nakagawa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alaoui.
Nakagawa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nakagawa walks into a straight right hand from Alaoui.
Alaoui throws a jab but it's blocked by Nakagawa.
Nakagawa appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alaoui works the jab nicely.
Alaoui lands a nice shot to the body.
Alaoui throws a lazy right hand but Nakagawa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alaoui misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakagawa throws a sloppy body shot
and Nakagawa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nakagawa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alaoui avoids it really well and circles away.
Alaoui misses with a hook. Nakagawa ducked under it nicely.
Alaoui connects with a looping right hand.
Youssef Alaoui seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alaoui lunges at Nakagawa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nakagawa's hand.
Alaoui scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Alaoui missing with a left hand there. Nakagawa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nakagawa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Alaoui counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinnosuke Nakagawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from Alaoui.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakagawa scores with a decent looking hook.
Alaoui plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alaoui throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nakagawa on the side of the head.
Nakagawa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alaoui throws a head kick that misses.
Nakagawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alaoui.
Alaoui takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alaoui throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nakagawa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alaoui misses with a looping right.
Alaoui throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nakagawa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alaoui connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alaoui bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alaoui looks to land a right hand but Nakagawa moved out of range.
Nakagawa attempts a counter takedown but Alaoui avoids it well and moves away.
Alaoui throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Alaoui scores with a shot to the body.
Nakagawa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alaoui connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alaoui missing with a left hand there. Nakagawa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alaoui looks to land a left hand but Nakagawa moved out of range nicely.
Alaoui throws a body kick that misses.
Nakagawa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nakagawa scores with a shot to the body.
Nakagawa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alaoui.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakagawa closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Alaoui quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nakagawa tries to pass to full mount but Alaoui defends it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nakagawa prevents Alaoui from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Alaoui manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Alaoui tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alaoui bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nakagawa's guard.
Alaoui got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nakagawa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Alaoui has managed to get both his arms back between Nakagawa's legs - danger averted.
Alaoui showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Youssef Alaoui showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Alaoui avoids the body shot from Nakagawa.
Nakagawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alaoui was well out of range. Poor timing from Nakagawa.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Alaoui! But no joy.
Alaoui lands a nice looking body shot.
Alaoui digs a good hook to Nakagawa's body.
Alaoui lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Alaoui.
Nakagawa just misses with a punch to the body.
Nakagawa moves out of range of the strikes.
Alaoui lands a head kick. Nakagawa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Nakagawa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nakagawa misses with a wild body shot.
Alaoui does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Alaoui connects with a body shot that sends Nakagawa's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alaoui throws a looping overhand right but Nakagawa ducks down to avoid it.
Alaoui cracks a nice hook into Nakagawa's ribs.
Alaoui moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nakagawa shoots in but no luck this time.
Nakagawa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alaoui.
Nakagawa blocks a jab.
Nakagawa tries to counter with a takedown but Alaoui is quick to defend against it.
Alaoui fails to land with a series of punches.
Nakagawa attempts a counter takedown but Alaoui avoids it well and moves away.
Nakagawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nakagawa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nakagawa appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nakagawa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alaoui.
Nakagawa dives in for a single leg takedown but Alaoui sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
It seemed like Alaoui was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alaoui working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alaoui has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nakagawa has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Alaoui after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinnosuke Nakagawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakagawa misses with a punch to the body.
Nakagawa decides to pull guard.
Alaoui pushing down on Nakagawa's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Alaoui is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Nakagawa!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakagawa wants to hold on but Alaoui pushes him away.
Alaoui wants to control the pace but Nakagawa is squirming around nicely.
Nakagawa can't escape the position.
Alaoui mounts Nakagawa! Really nice guard pass there!
Alaoui controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakagawa sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nakagawa trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nakagawa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nakagawa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Alaoui can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Alaoui controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nakagawa trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nakagawa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Alaoui defends well.
Alaoui controlling from the top position.
Nakagawa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Alaoui can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nakagawa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Youssef Alaoui really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nakagawa moves into range and clinches up with Alaoui.
Nakagawa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nakagawa drags the fight down to the ground.
Alaoui stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nakagawa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nakagawa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Alaoui is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakagawa moves into full mount! Alaoui won't be happy about that!
Nakagawa is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Alaoui is surviving well by controlling Nakagawa's body position as best he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakagawa prevents Alaoui from getting the reversal.
Poor strikes thrown by Nakagawa there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Alaoui really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nakagawa thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Nakagawa landing strikes from the mount and Alaoui is in trouble!
Nakagawa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nakagawa lands a nice shot to the head.
Alaoui wants to hold on but Nakagawa pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakagawa connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Alaoui really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Alaoui wants to control but Nakagawa is having none of it.
Nakagawa trying to control but Alaoui is having none of it.
Nakagawa thowing shots but they're missing.
Nakagawa looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakagawa throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Nakagawa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Alaoui is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nakagawa cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Alaoui is in all sorts of trouble here.
Alaoui wants to hold on but Nakagawa pushes him away.
Nakagawa looking to control but Alaoui is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Alaoui is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakagawa trying to control but Alaoui is having none of it.
Nakagawa throwing strikes here but Alaoui is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Nakagawa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Alaoui is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nakagawa thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shinnosuke Nakagawa had his way with Youssef Alaoui in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Alaoui feints and then cracks Nakagawa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nakagawa down.
Nakagawa misses with a takedown
and Alaoui counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nakagawa shoots in looking for a takedown but Alaoui manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nakagawa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Alaoui throws out a counter right but Nakagawa avoids it with no problem.
Alaoui with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Alaoui throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alaoui lands with a nice combination. Nakagawa backs away looking to recover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alaoui throws a shot from downtown. Nakagawa moves away and avoids it.
Alaoui swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nakagawa counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nakagawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Alaoui is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alaoui wants to sweep but no luck.
Nakagawa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nakagawa slips nicely into half guard.
Nakagawa is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Alaoui is trying to get back to full guard.
Shinnosuke Nakagawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nakagawa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Alaoui tries to get to full guard but Nakagawa has control of the leg.
Alaoui is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nakagawa's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nakagawa's back!
Alaoui trying to control momentarily.
Nakagawa turns into Alaoui and is now in his guard.
Nakagawa is pushing down on Alaoui's leg trying to pass to half guard. Alaoui is fighting to maintain full guard but Nakagawa has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakagawa trying to control from half guard but Alaoui is working away.
Alaoui has his hands clasped together around Nakagawa's back. He's all about the action.
Nakagawa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nakagawa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Alaoui does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Alaoui is trying to get back to full guard.
Alaoui moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nakagawa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alaoui works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Youssef Alaoui is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nakagawa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alaoui preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alaoui is pulling down on Nakagawa's head. It's preventing any offense from Nakagawa, at least for the moment.
Nakagawa throwing strikes but missing.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nakagawa stopping the sweep attempt from Alaoui.
And that's the end of the fight!
Youssef Alaoui comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Alaoui has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 46:49
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 46:49
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Youssef Alaoui!
Youssef Alaoui is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Youssef Alaoui, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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